The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5325, the legislative vehicle for a short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government past September 30 and avoid a shutdown. Members blocked at attempt from Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Christopher Murphy (D-CT) to block a $1 million sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia because of concerns about that nation’s role in Yemen’s civil war and its support of spreading a conservative version of Islam.
9:29AM - 6:31PM ETSenate Session
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Briefings for September 21, 2016
- No Briefings Covered
Hearings for September 21, 2016
Today
- Hearings on C-SPAN
- 3:01PM ETSenate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesGeneric Drug Marketplace
- Other Hearings
- 10:00AM ETSenate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry CommitteeThe U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Current State of the Farm Economy
- 10:00AM ETSenate Finance CommitteeOpen Executive Session to Consider the Miners Protection Act of 2016 and the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2
- 10:30AM ETSenate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeNSITF: Terror Financing Risks of America’s $1.7 Billion Cash Payments to Iran
- 2:00PM ETSenate Indian Affairs CommitteeBusiness Meeting to Consider S. 2953, S. 3234 & S. 3261
Statistics
2020 Year End Statistics118th Congress - Senate
Total Hours: 1199 (After 478 days)
Debate273 Hours
Quorum Calls237 Hours
Votes442 Hours
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Source: Resume of Congressional Activity (senate.gov)